All we can do is plow ahead

Cuomo declares state of emergency, and guess what? More snow might be on the way

Bryan Fitzgeral, Times Union

By Bryan Fitzgerald

Updated 11:27 am, Thursday, February 6, 2014

Saratoga City road crews stay ahead of the storm as they remove snow on upper Broadway near Skidmore College Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 2014, as a late winter storm hits Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A worker removes slush from the sidewalk at the corner of West. Circular and Broadway Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 2014, as a late winter storm hits Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Florence Steinberg, left, and 16-month-old Vivian Steinberg and Jennifer Tychostup with 20-month-old Braden Tychostup, all of Watervliet, jog/stroll along the Hudson River on the Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike trail Tuesday March 11, 2014, in Watervliet, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Construction men work on demolishing Sutter's Mining Co. restaurant...

Taylor Wright-Sanson, teacher and graduate of The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, third from left, jumps to avoid being hit by a ball thrown by his student Alex Mercier of Ballston Spa during a game of Poison Ball in Congress Park on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The teacher brought his students to the park to play as part of the school's elective week. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Taylor Wright-Sanson, teacher and graduate of The Waldorf School of...

Taylor Wright-Sanson, teacher and graduate of The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, right, watches as his student Alex Mercier of Ballston Spa throws a ball at Flavie Doyon of Saratoga Springs during a game of Poison Ball in Congress Park on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The teacher brought his students to the park to play as part of the school's elective week. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Taylor Wright-Sanson, teacher and graduate of The Waldorf School of...

Alex Mercier of Ballston Spa, right, throws a ball at his classmate Tori McMahon of Mechanicville during a game of Poison Ball in Congress Park on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Taylor Wright-Sanson, teacher and graduate of The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs brought his students to the park to play as part of the school's elective week. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

A driver runs right in to a pot hole on Colvin Avenue Friday morning Feb. 21, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A driver runs right in to a pot hole on Colvin Avenue Friday...

Raquel Catalano of Loudonville forgot her umbrella so she had to use a bandana to help keep her head dry Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, while leaving a Price Chopper supermarket in Loudonville, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Sledders make their way down and back up a hill in Lincoln Park on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Sledders make their way down and back up a hill in Lincoln Park on...

A skater makes her way around the ice rink on the Empire State Plaza on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A skater makes her way around the ice rink on the Empire State...

Julietta Rapisarda, 7, slides down a hill on to Saratoga Lake Monday afternoon Feb. 17, 2014, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The snow slide on to the lake was sculpted by her grandfather Gary Bazar. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Julietta Rapisarda, 7, slides down a hill on to Saratoga Lake...

Gary Bazar pulls one of his grandchildren past a snow sculpted tribute that he made to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Monday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2014, on Saratoga Lake in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Gary Bazar pulls one of his grandchildren past a snow sculpted...

A line of cross country skiers make their way through Saratoga Spa State Park Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Saratoga Springs, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A line of cross country skiers make their way through Saratoga Spa...

Two cross country skiers make their way along the golf course at Saratoga Spa State Park on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 in Saratoga Springs, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Kevin O'Connor, left, and Melanie Elmore of Waterford set off on their first snowshoe adventure Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2014, in Grafton State Park in Grafton, N.Y. This was the pairs first experience with using snowshoes. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Kevin O'Connor, left, and Melanie Elmore of Waterford set off on...

Kevin O'Connor, right, and Melanie Elmore of Waterford set off on their first snowshoe adventure Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2014, in Grafton State Park in Grafton, N.Y. This was the pairs first experience with using snowshoes. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Kevin O'Connor, right, and Melanie Elmore of Waterford set off on...

Kevin O'Connor, right, and Melanie Elmore of Waterford set off on their first snowshoe adventure Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2014, in Grafton State Park in Grafton, N.Y. This was the pairs first experience with using snowshoes. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Kevin O'Connor, right, and Melanie Elmore of Waterford set off on...

Children shovel snow on Delaware Avenue in Albany on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. A nor'easter that socked the East Coast with snow and ice dumped snow on the Capital Region. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

Children shovel snow on Delaware Avenue in Albany on Friday, Feb....

A car blocks Besch Avenue in Albany after more than a foot of snow fell on Albany between Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

A car blocks Besch Avenue in Albany after more than a foot of snow...

Mirrors peak out from the snow along Eagle Street in Albany after a two-day storm buried the region in powder. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Mirrors peak out from the snow along Eagle Street in Albany after a...

A commuter digs out at the rotary on Stonebreak Road in Malta on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A commuter digs out at the rotary on Stonebreak Road in Malta on...

Lou Bryant and neighbor Shaheim Smith dig out the driveway on Livingston Avenue in Albany. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Lou Bryant and neighbor Shaheim Smith dig out the driveway on...

Ricardo Lopez digs out on Washington Avenue in Albany to get to work on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Some mailboxes along Rt. 156 are filled with snow between the snow plows and the drifting snow cause by high winds after a major snow storm Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 in Altamont, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Ryan Jones of Woodbury, NY, left, and his friend Nikolas Martino of Albany get covered with snow as they roll down a hill at Lincoln Park Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Maria Williams, left, of Clifton Park, and Pam Rochminski of Colonie walk back to work along 3rd St. after shopping for Valentine's Day cards Thursday Feb. 13, 2014, in Troy, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

An overturned milk truck sits in the middle of Bridge Road Thursday afternoon Feb. 13, 2014, as the driver returns to his vehicle in Bethlehem, N.Y. after being interview by police at the scene. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

An overturned milk truck sits in the middle of Bridge Road Thursday...

A line of cars on Route 9 head slowly north on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 in Loudonville, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A line of cars on Route 9 head slowly north on Thursday, Feb. 13,...

A woman makes her way past large piles of snow in a parking lot at Colonie Center on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A woman makes her way past large piles of snow in a parking lot at...

As the snow started to fall Thursday, police and firefighters responded to a car crash at the interesection of Albany Shaker Road and Wolf Road in Colonie. (Bob Gardinier / Times Union)

As the snow started to fall Thursday, police and firefighters...

One of the last Southwest flights to leave Albany International Airport is deiced before heading to the runway Thursday morning. Southwest has canceled all flights out of Albany after 9:50 a.m. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

One of the last Southwest flights to leave Albany International...

A snow plow moves past the crash scene after police and firefighters responded to a car crash at the interesection of Albany Shaker Road and Wolf Road in Colonie on Thursday. (Mike Goodwin / Times Union)

A snow plow moves past the crash scene after police and...

As the snow started to fall Thursday, police and firefighters responded to a car crash at the interesection of Albany Shaker Road and Wolf Road in Colonie. (Mike Goodwin / Times Union)

As the snow started to fall Thursday, police and firefighters...

Erin Lewis of Albany fights the cold and the wind as she takes a walk over the lunch hour on Washington Ave. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Erin Lewis of Albany fights the cold and the wind as she takes a...

Snow covered steps in West Capitol Park as a man makes his way along Swan St. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Snow covered steps in West Capitol Park as a man makes his way...

Snow covered steps in West Capitol Park as people make their way along Swan St. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Members of the UAlbany women's lacrosse team sled on the hill next to SEFCU Arena Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)s

Members of the UAlbany women's lacrosse team sled on the hill next...

Zoe Conaway, 9, left, and her sister Natalie, 5, of Guilderland have fun sledding down a small hill in their front yard during Wednesday's snowstorm, Feb. 5, 2014, in Guilderland, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Member of the UAlbany women's lacrosse team sled on the hill next to SEFCU Arena Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Member of the UAlbany women's lacrosse team sled on the hill next...

Town of Cohoes plow operators clear snow off of Columbia St. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Cohoes, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Town of Cohoes plow operators clear snow off of Columbia St....

Ryan Warnick,13, of Albany flies over his friend Will Bulmer, 12, of Albany with the help of a self-made jump Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Capital Hills Golf Course in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

From left, Dan Mahoney of Albany enjoys the fresh snow with his son...

UAlbany employee Tine Reimers of Guilderland cuts through Norwood St. on her cross country skies from work to her home in Woodscape Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

UAlbany employee Tine Reimers of Guilderland cuts through Norwood St. on her cross country skies from work to her home in Woodscape Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Will Bulmer, 12, of Albany, flies over his friend Danny Warnick, 10, of Albany with the help of a self-made jump Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Capital Hills Golf Course in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Brian Chakurmanian of Guilderland wears shorts as he does the good neighbor chore of plowing out the driveways of elderly neighbors on Norwood St. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Jim Bethell, left, and Brian Chakurmanian of Guilderland do the good neighbor chore of plowing out the driveways of elderly neighbors on Norwood St. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

A ruler in the snow outside the Times Union in Colonie shows the snowfall exactly at six inches at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (Michael V. Spain / Times Union)

A ruler in the snow outside the Times Union in Colonie shows the...

A crew de-ices a plane for U.S. Airway at Albany International Airport on Wednesday morning. (Courtesy Albany International Airport)

A crew de-ices a plane for U.S. Airway at Albany International...

A crew de-ices a plane for Delta at Albany International Airport on Wednesday. (Courtesy Albany International Airport)

A crew de-ices a plane for Delta at Albany International Airport on...

A plow clears the snow at Albany International Airport on Wednesday. (Albany International Airport)

A plow clears the snow at Albany International Airport on...

But this intrepid traveler gave up on pedaling in the snow and pushes his bike along Route 9 in Colonie on Wednesday. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

But this intrepid traveler gave up on pedaling in the snow and...

George Fessel navigates Latham after leaving his overnight job on Wednesday. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

George Fessel navigates Latham after leaving his overnight job on...

Crystal Maylath, 22 of Mechanicville brushes snow from her car after working overnight at the Walmart in Clifton Park. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Crystal Maylath, 22 of Mechanicville brushes snow from her car...

Snow plows might be the only vehicle in parking lots today. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Snow plows might be the only vehicle in parking lots today. (Skip...

The snow is back - and lots of it too. The National Weather Service says up to a foot of snow could fall. In this picture, a plow clears snow at the Walmart in Clifton Park. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

The snow is back - and lots of it too. The National Weather Service...

John Phillips, owner of Phillips Hardware, restocks his shelves Tuesday afternoon Feb. 4, 2014 in Colonie, N.Y., in preparation for a pending storm which should be hitting the area after midnight tonight according to the National Weather Service. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

John Phillips, owner of Phillips Hardware, restocks his shelves...

Richard Hubert of Schenectady takes a break while on a walk with his dog Jake around the lake in Central Park on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

John Phillips, owner of Phillips Hardware, restocks his shelves Tuesday afternoon Feb. 4, 2014 in Colonie, N.Y., in preparation for a pending storm which should be hitting the area after midnight tonight according to the National Weather Service. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A harness racing trainer takes his charge out for some work in the relatively warm part of the day Thursday afternoon Jan. 23. 2014 at the Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A harness racing trainer takes his charge out for some work in the...

Harness racing trainers take their charges out for some work in the relatively warm part of the day Thursday afternoon Jan. 23. 2014 at the Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Harness racing trainers take their charges out for some work in the...

A harness racing trainer takes his charge out for some work in the relatively warm part of the day Thursday afternoon Jan. 23. 2014 at the Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A harness racing trainer takes his charge out for some work in the...

Harness racing trainers take their charges out for some work in the relatively warm part of the day Thursday afternoon Jan. 23. 2014 at the Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Harness racing trainers take their charges out for some work in the...

Janine Moon walks down State Street on a very brisk morning on her way to work Jan. 23. 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Janine Moon walks down State Street on a very brisk morning on her...

Hannah March of Albany keeps herself covered as she braves the cold temperatures on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

The temperatures on photographer Skip Dickstein's truck tells the sad truth: It was minus 7 degrees at 7 a.m. Wednesday. The region is in the grips of a cold spell that will last the week. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

The temperatures on photographer Skip Dickstein's truck tells the...

The temperature reads minus 2 degrees at the corner of State and Pearl streets on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Rick Carson, out for his daily walk uses a scarf to protect his face from the extreme cold on Euclid Street Tuesday afternoon Jan. 21, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Rick Carson, out for his daily walk uses a scarf to protect his...

A pedestrian walks under the single digit temperature on the bank building thermometer at the corner of State Street and North Pearl Street Tuesday morning Jan. 21, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A pedestrian walks under the single digit temperature on the bank...

Single-digit temperatures tell you all you need to know about the deep freeze that hit the area overnight. The National Weather Service says the similar temperatures will be in place for weeks. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Single-digit temperatures tell you all you need to know about the...

Mike Jabonaski of Clifton Park pulls his son Carter, 19 months, in a sled as Mike's wife Carly keeps an eye on her son as they all took a walk at Capital Hills at Albany golf course on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Mike Jabonaski of Clifton Park pulls his son Carter, 19 months, in...

Children make their way back up a hill at Capital Hills at Albany golf course for another slide down on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

DEC employees Randi Walker, left, of Chatham and Kim Farrow of Charleton take a run in the sun along Madison Ave. during their lunch break Wednesday Jan. 15, 2014, in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Madison Theatre employee Antwuan Sims of Albany, shovels the sidewalk as Joseph Alindato of Albany, also an employee at the theatre, places information on the marquee on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. Friday is the grand re-opening of the theatre and will start with classic Paul Newman flicks such as "Slapshot," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," Cool Hand Luke" and "The Sting." (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Workers take down Christmas wreaths from light posts along Broadway...

A car rests on its side on the eastbound side of Interstate 90 between Exits 9 and 10. Black ice made driving difficult throughout the region on Wednesday. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A car rests on its side on the eastbound side of Interstate 90...

Yolanda Snedeker, left, gets her photo taken in front of the Capitol by her friend Romina Mujez Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The pair were visiting from New York City. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Yolanda Snedeker, left, gets her photo taken in front of the...

Norm Ainslie, a resident of the Stockade area, checks the water level on the Mohawk River Monday morning, Jan. 13, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Norm Ainslie, a resident of the Stockade area, checks the water...

Ice packs up but is moving on the Mohawk River Monday morning near the Stockade area, Jan. 13, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Joan Boyarsky, left, and Lil Zola, both of Schenectady, shield themselves from the rain as they cross Church Street on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Joan Boyarsky, left, and Lil Zola, both of Schenectady, shield...

Lori Brown of Rotterdam, right, shields herself from the rain as she walks down Jay Street on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Lori Brown of Rotterdam, right, shields herself from the rain as...

Lori Brown of Rotterdam shields herself from the rain as she walks down Jay Street on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Lori Brown of Rotterdam shields herself from the rain as she walks...

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10, 2014, a work crew continues their rehabilitation of the Western Gateway Bridge, which connects Schenectady and Scotia, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10,...

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2014, from the Stockade area of Schenectady, N.Y., where the ice has remained mostly intact. This may change over the weekend as rain and above freezing temperatures are forecast by the National Weather Service. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon, Jan. 10,...

Hemstreet Park homes in the Town of Schaghticoke, along the banks of the the Hudson River as viewed from Mechanicville, Friday Jan. 10, 2014, in Mechanicville, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Hemstreet Park homes in the Town of Schaghticoke, along the banks...

The Hudson River flows ice free under the Mechanicville Bridge (also known as the Hemstreet Park Bridge) carrying NYS Route 67 connecting Mechanicville, left, with Hemstreet Park in the Town of Schaghticoke Friday Jan. 10, 2014, in Mechanicville, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

The Hudson River flows ice free under the Mechanicville Bridge...

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10, 2014, from the Stockade area of Schenectady, N.Y., where the ice has remained mostly intact. This may change over the weekend as rain and above freezing temperatures are forecast by the National Weather Service. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10,...

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10, 2014 from the Stockade area of Schenectady, N.Y., the ice has remained mostly intact. This may change over the weekend as rain and above freezing temperatures are forecast for the weekend by the National Weather Service. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Looking southwest down the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10,...

Looking northeast up the Mohawk River Friday afternoon Jan. 10, 2014 toward the Stockade area of Schenectady, N.Y., the ice has remained mostly intact. This may change over the weekend as rain and above freezing temperatures are forecast for the weekend by the National Weather Service. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A group of runners heads through the University at Albany campus after jogging down Western Ave. Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

A group of runners heads through the University at Albany campus...

Alan DeCrosta reads a western novel while sitting in the sunshine next to his, for now, idle snow blower in the driveway of his home Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, on Cresse Ave. in Schenectady, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union))

Alan DeCrosta reads a western novel while sitting in the sunshine next to his, for now, idle snow blower in the driveway of his home Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, on Cresse Ave. in Schenectady, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Alan DeCrosta reads a western novel while sitting in the sunshine...

The sun shines down on Lark St. but the wind still made it cold for those walking out on the streets on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

The sun shines down on Lark St. but the wind still made it cold for...

Riley Turpin, 7, drags her sled back up the hill for another slide down at Central Park on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in Schenectady, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Riley Turpin, 7, drags her sled back up the hill for another slide...

Two runners make their way along the snow covered lake at Central Park on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in Schenectady, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Two runners make their way along the snow covered lake at Central...

A student makes his way across the campus at Union College with the Nott Memorial seen in the background, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in Schenectady, NY. Sunday was the first day the doors were open for students to return from time off for Thanksgiving and Christmas. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A student makes his way across the campus at Union College with the...

A New York State trooper puts down flares as he assists a motorist who slid of the I-87 on Friday Jan. 3, 2014 in Colonie , N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

A New York State trooper puts down flares as he assists a motorist...

A vehicle stops at the end of the on ramp as a tandem of plows clear the I-90 roadway on Friday Jan. 3, 2014 in Albany , N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

A vehicle stops at the end of the on ramp as a tandem of plows...

Lordes Santana walks down the center of Dove Street due to the heavy amount of snow on the sidewalks after another major snow fall his the area Friday Jan. 3, 2013 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Lordes Santana walks down the center of Dove Street due to the...

Nicholas Marshall, 13, of Delmar enjoys the new fallen snow on his snowmobile in a field by his home on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 in Delmar, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Nicholas Marshall, 13, of Delmar enjoys the new fallen snow on his...

Frank Mosher uses a snowblower on his driveway on the side of his house on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 in Delmar, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Frank Mosher uses a snowblower on his driveway on the side of his...

Frank Mosher uses a snowblower on his driveway on the side of his house on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 in Delmar, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Evelyn Horwood of Schenectady takes a walk during a snow storm on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 in Schenectady, N.Y. Horwood said "I was starting to get cabin fever and needed to get out of my apartment." (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Riza Balliu of Albany digs his car out on Hudson Ave. Thursday Jan....

Snow falls in Malta as a man pumps gas into his car. Meteorologists predict up to a foot of snow could fall on the Capital Region before the storm ends Friday morning. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Snow falls in Malta as a man pumps gas into his car. Meteorologists...

Michael Jones brushes snow from his car in Albany on Thursday. The region was in the midst of a winter snow storm that was expected to drop up to a foot of snow by Friday morning. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Michael Jones brushes snow from his car in Albany on Thursday. The...

Tiffany Barkevick of the Lark Street Flower Market tries to stay ahead of the falling snow in Albany on Thursday. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Jonathan Zaloga, 6, of Colonie enjoys the powder as he slides down a hill in Colonie during Thursday's snowstorm. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Jonathan Zaloga, 6, of Colonie enjoys the powder as he slides down...

Larry Burden scrapes the ice off his car Monday morning, Dec. 30, 2013, outside his home on Elk St. in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Larry Burden scrapes the ice off his car Monday morning, Dec. 30,...

Rev. Dominic Ingemie, left, speaks with Mayor Elect Joanne Yepsen at St. Peter's Parish Center Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2013, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The church is setup as a shelter for the homeless to escape from the extreme cold weather which was forecast for this week. Code Blue, an expanding system that helps the homeless find warm beds on frigid nights, will be severely tested this week, when it stays in effect for a record six straight nights in Albany and Saratoga Springs. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Rev. Dominic Ingemie, left, speaks with Mayor Elect Joanne Yepsen...

St. Peter's Parish Center is setup as a shelter for the homeless to escape from extreme cold temperatures under a Code Blue emergency Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, 2013, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Code Blue, an expanding system that helps the homeless find warm beds on frigid nights, will be severely tested this week, when it stays in effect for a record six straight nights in Albany and Saratoga Springs. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

St. Peter's Parish Center is setup as a shelter for the homeless to...

A bicycle tied to a bike rack is buried in snow outside of EMPAC at RPI on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

A bicycle tied to a bike rack is buried in snow outside of EMPAC at...

The morning sun is seen rising through trees beyond a frosty window on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 in Guilderland, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

The morning sun is seen rising through trees beyond a frosty window...

The morning sun is seen rising through trees beyond a frosty window on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 in Guilderland, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

The morning sun is seen rising through trees beyond a frosty window...

A car off the road on the Northway as a steady snow falls Tuesday Dec. 17, 2013, in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

A car off the road on the Northway as a steady snow falls Tuesday...

A jeep is winched from the median near Exit 24 Dec. 17, 2013 in Albany, N.Y. after the driver lost control. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A south bound lane of Interstate 87 is blocked off by State Police just north of the Twin Bridges for a vehicle that slid off the road on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 in Clifton Park, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A south bound lane of Interstate 87 is blocked off by State Police...

The end of the work day crowd wait for a bus or take to their feet as snow continues to fall on Broadway Tuesday Dec. 17, 2013 in Albany , N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Melanie O'Malley of Albany digs out her car on Lark St. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Melanie O'Malley of Albany digs out her car on Lark St. on Sunday,...

A car is covered in snow along Lancaster St. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A car is covered in snow along Lancaster St. on Sunday, Dec. 15,...

People work to shovel snow out from around their cars in downtown Albany on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

People work to shovel snow out from around their cars in downtown...

Wipers stick out from the covering of snow on a car parked on Chestnut St. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Wipers stick out from the covering of snow on a car parked on...

Children slide down a hill in Lincoln Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Children slide down a hill in Lincoln Park on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013...

Children make their way back up a hill in Lincoln Park as they went sledding on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Children make their way back up a hill in Lincoln Park as they went...

Neighbors on Chesterfield Drive in Voorheesville, from left, Bill Young, Dr. Makoto Hirayama and Jim Reilly, fired up their snow blowers Sunday morning and worked together to dig out the neighborhood. (Photo submitted by Diane Reilly)

Neighbors on Chesterfield Drive in Voorheesville, from left, Bill...

Maggie McCullen Sievert of Halfmoon provided a photo of a path she had to dig for her dogs after the Dec. 15, 2013 snowstorm (Facebook)

New York State Office of General Services special counsel to the commissioner Sabrina Ty, left, and Molly Tarleton of Hannaford Supermarkets officially launch another season of skating against the backdrop of the State Capitol with the grand opening of the Empire State Plaza Ice Rink Friday Dec. 13, 2013, in Albany, NY. Fridays will be Hannaford free skate rentals for the season. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Skaters take to the ice against the backdrop of the State Capitol during this year?s opening of the Empire State Plaza Ice Rink Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, in Albany, NY. The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) officially opened the rink for the season. The opening was previously delayed due to a stretch of unseasonably warm weather. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Sue Cleary, center, of Guilderland skates around the Empire State Plaza Ice Rink Friday Dec. 13, 2013, in Albany, NY. New York State Office of General Services officially opened the rink for the season. The opening was previously delayed due to a stretch of unseasonably warm weather. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Skaters take to the ice against the backdrop of the State Capitol during this year?s opening of the Empire State Plaza Ice Rink Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, in Albany, NY. The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) officially opened the rink for the season. The opening was previously delayed due to a stretch of unseasonably warm weather. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Meghan Ruiz of Troy and her 6-year-old son Luka Ruiz take to the ice Rink Friday Dec. 13, 2013, during this year?s opening of the Empire State Plaza Ice Rink in Albany, NY. The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) officially opened the rink for the season. The opening was previously delayed due to a stretch of unseasonably warm weather. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Meghan Ruiz of Troy and her 6-year-old son Luka Ruiz take to the...

Roy Isaac, left, and Ronald Meadows of the Times Union Center operations crew work to keep up with the snowfall on the sidewalks outside the Center Saturday Dec. 14, 2013, in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Dan Durham, left, and his girlfriend Jammella Anderson, both of Albany, get caught in the snow on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y. They had hoped to ice skate, but the rink was closed while workers improve the ice conditions. It reopens on Friday at 11 a.m. for Hannaford's Free Skate Rental Friday. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Dan Durham, left, and his girlfriend Jammella Anderson, both of...

Footprints are left behind as snow falls on South Pearl St. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 in downtown Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Footprints are left behind as snow falls on South Pearl St. on...

Snow falls on South Pearl St. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 in downtown Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Snow falls on South Pearl St. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 in downtown...

A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself as snow falls on South Pearl St. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 in downtown Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A woman uses an umbrella to shield herself as snow falls on South...

Luciano Gutierrez with US Foods brings a load of food products off his trailer as he made a delivery to a restaurant on South Pearl St. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 in downtown Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Luciano Gutierrez with US Foods brings a load of food products off...

A bicyclist pedals on State Street in downtown Albany as the snow fell on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A bicyclist pedals on State Street in downtown Albany as the snow...

Winter's back. Motorists awoke to snow on Tuesday. Above, a driver travels on Old Niskayuna Road in Colonie. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

Winter's back. Motorists awoke to snow on Tuesday. Above, a driver...

A state plow clears snow on the Troy-Menands Bridge on Tuesday. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

SMS Property Maintenance workers Mike Stoddard, left, and Kyle Witco load snow into a front end loader as they clear from the parking lot at the Rensselaer Train Station Tuesday Nov. 26, 2013, in Rensselaer, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

SMS Property Maintenance workers Mike Stoddard, left, and Kyle...

Echo, 7 months, an Alaskan Klee Kai, left, and Chauncey, 6 months, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, chase and nip each other as they both experience snow for the first time on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at Washington Park in Albany, N.Y. Adrian Sledziewski, who owns Echo, and Jon Petruccelli, Chauncey's owner, both live in Albany. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Echo, 7 months, an Alaskan Klee Kai, left, and Chauncey, 6 months,...

Cars wend their way through the first snow flurries of the season along Western Avenue Saturday night Nov. 23, 2013, in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Cars wend their way through the first snow flurries of the season...

Traffic makes its their way through the first snow flurries of the season on Wolf Rd. Saturday night Nov. 23, 2013, in Colonie, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Traffic makes its their way through the first snow flurries of the...

A person removes slush from the front of Frame Crafters on Broadway Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 2014, as a late winter storm hits Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

A person removes slush from the front of Frame Crafters on Broadway...

Jim Bethell, left, and Brian Chakurmanian of Guilderland do the good neighbor chore of plowing out the driveways of elderly neighbors on Norwood St. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Brian Chakurmanian of Guilderland wears shorts as he does the good neighbor chore of plowing out the driveways of elderly neighbors on Norwood St. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Brian Chakurmanian of Guilderland wears shorts as he does the good neighbor chore of plowing out the driveways of elderly neighbors on Norwood St. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

You know you're a true Albanian when you wear shorts to clear the driveway. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

You know you're a true Albanian when you wear shorts to clear the...

Barb Koper of Stillwater uses a broom to clear off the four-wheel-drive truck Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. She borrowed the truck from her boyfriend to help her navigate through Wednesday's snowstorm. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

A mighty winter storm that stretched from Maine to Maryland dumped 8 to 14 inches of snow on the Capital Region Wednesday, triggered Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare a statewide state of emergency, closed nearly every school in our area, grounded planes and emptied slippery roads.

Flakes started fluttering down on Albany around 3 a.m. and dropped at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour at the storm's peak. Gaining strength throughout the morning, the thick snowfall created a treacherous early commute for those who didn't bunker up in their homes and didn't cease until about 9 p.m. With 10.3 inches in Albany, the 21-hour storm gave the city its second-highest single-storm snowfall total of the season.

"Mother Nature came and visited us again last night and this morning," Cuomo said in a Wednesday morning conference call with reporters. "We're doing everything we can be doing."

As he declared his state of emergency for all of New York, Cuomo urged anyone who didn't have to drive to stay home, closed Interstate 84 from Pennsylvania to the Connecticut border and described road salt shortages in Long Island and New York City as "particularly dire."

The governor said 3,500 tons of salt was being trucked around the state to places suffering from a dearth of resources. For New York City and other points south of the Capital Region, ice and freezing rain, not snow, was paralyzing thousands. Roads there were frozen and dangerously slick. Cuomo said half an inch of ice had accumulated on some power lines and tree limbs, pulling utility poles to the ground and cutting off power to many.

But the freezing rain stopped short of the Capital Region, only being reported as far north as Poughkeepsie, the National Weather Service said.

Travel was still either nonexistent or at a crawl here, however, with most of the Capital Region seeing more than 6 inches of snow before 10 a.m. While roads and highways were open, they were lightly traveled throughout the day as many heeded the governor's warning. State Police advised anyone driving to prepare themselves for the worst by toting along survival gear like blankets, shovels, flashlights, batteries, extra clothes and quick energy foods. Police scanners broadcast chatter of cars off the roads, highways and ramps in places early Wednesday as snowplows started to hit the byways at least once before the sloppy morning drive.

Almost every school and college in the area closed for the day, many of them posting the news hours before the storm started. Many towns, villages and cities declared their own states of emergency and relegated parking. At Albany International Airport, 16 flights had been canceled by noon.

Adirondack Trailways canceled nearly all its buses from Albany to Syracuse, Binghamton and beyond.

According to weather service data, some of the highest snowfall totals in the area were Guilderland Center, 10 inches; Latham, 9.2; Chatham Center, 10; Mechanicville, 10; Defreestville, 9.5; Scotia, 9.

Though Cuomo warned that many plows had been overworked from a winter busy with hazardous weather, Carol Breen, a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation, said all DOT equipment in the Capital Region was running fine, adding there were no salt shortages in the area either.

Before Wednesday's storm, the Capital Region was just 2 inches over its 35-inch average seasonal snowfall total for the date. The seasonal total hit 45.6 inches Wednesday night. While the amount of snow this winter is far from unprecedented, the sizeable season total has been coupled with long stretches of single-digit temperatures that require more salt on the roads. This winter's large storms and bone-chilling cold follow two consecutive mild winters, making crews tasked with keeping up with the weather busier than they've been in years.

"The last two winters, we had were very light in terms of snow, in terms of lower temperatures and using more salt at this point," Breen said. "But at this point, we have everything in working order."

Wednesday's storm whirled in from the Southeast, tracing along the Mid-Atlantic coastline until it collided with another low pressure system as it made its way north, said Luigi Meccariello, a weather service meteorologist.

As Capital Region residents reach for shovels to dig out their cars and fire up snowblowers on sidewalks and driveways, another, possibly larger storm could be forming for this weekend. A potential snowstorm could matriculate over the area Sunday night into Monday morning, Meccariello said. The meteorologist would not make any concrete predictions, however, saying the storm is too far away to peg and that predictive models show a vast range of possibilities. "Some of them show no snow at all," Meccariello said. "Some of them show a big storm."